european new trade agreement, why not make canada and mexico part of it and not make it a north america-eu trade agreement, it is hard to say what is made in canada as opposed to in the u.s. because of the so-called supply chains, like probably something that is sold here might be 40 percent of the content comes from mexico, so increasingly we are going to have to think of ourselves as an integrated economic zone but given what is going on with energy and lawyer and immigration reform i would take, if i were advising the president i would say big north america initiative, continue your pivot to asia, be wary of the getting more involved in the middlmiddle east than you have . >> rose: but what role would you play in the israeli-palestinian issues? >> years ago i wrote a different book about the idea of rightness, ripeness, if there ever was a situation that was unripe -- >> rose: be careful when you write books, things might change. >> point out what your enemy could do. if there was ever a situation unripe for diplomatic process it is the middle release light now in terms of the israeli s